NDLI: Socially inclusive digital tools for agriculture: A way forward

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Socially inclusive digital tools for agriculture: A way forward

Content Provider	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Author	Dittmer, Kyle M. Wollenberg, Eva Karoline Burns, Sessie A.
Description	KEY MESSAGES ◼ Socially inclusive digital tools are necessary to support diverse smallholder farmers’ access to digital services such as technical advice and access to markets. Improving smallholders’ access to digital resources and providing tool functions and features that enhance social inclusion are both necessary. ◼ Tool features that enable two-way communication, multiple channels of communication, co-creation of practices, and farmers’ demonstration plots support more inclusive technical advisory services. ◼ Performance assessment tools can support smallholder inclusion by assuring that farmers retain ownership of personal and assessment data, that data are stored privately and securely within each user account and that farmer data are not being used for the profit of the tool developer or implementor. ◼ Mobile learning applications, gamification, SMS-alerts, and chatbots within digital tools make learning about agricultural insurance accessible to smallholders and improve adoption. ◼ Digital tools that promote the aggregation of smallholder products or serve as an e-commerce platform allow smallholders to fairly engage in formal markets. ◼ Principles for inclusion can help guide digital tool design and use.
Sponsorship	European Union
Related Links	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/f4827e7c-c1aa-4afe-8796-8a2e05fcd98f
File Format	PDF
Language	English
Publisher	Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	CC-BY-NC-4.0
Subject Keyword	Agroecology Agriculture Food Systems Digital Agriculture Social Inclusion Digital Extension Tools Advisory Services Performance Assessment Finance Farmers Agroecología Sistemas Alimentarios Agricultura Digital Information Systems
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Report
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science

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